Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Spinal vs general anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: interim analysis of a controlled randomized trial.
To compare spinal anesthesia with the gold standard general anesthesia for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in healthy patients. ⋯ Spinal anesthesia is adequate and safe for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in otherwise healthy patients and offers better postoperative pain control than general anesthesia without limiting recovery.